Ekurhuleni residents get new houses and title deeds
Ngodwana said the project in Clayville will see just under 500 houses handed over to new owners in the near future.
Ekurhuleni executive mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana joined the Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi and Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements Lebohang Maile, in distributing houses to first-time homeowners in Clayville, Thembisa, on January 31.
Ngodwana said the project in Clayville will see just under 500 houses handed over to new owners in the near future.
Sheer jubilation was the order of the day as the houses were handed out.
Five houses went to senior citizens, with the oldest recipient being 91.
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“This is the best day of my life. At my age I was beginning to think I would die without having to own a proper house,” said an emotional Christina Ndou.
“I am happy to be a homeowner. I used to stay in a shack at Vusimuzi, Thembisa, with my late husband.
“The living conditions were not pleasant and when my husband passed away in 2022, I went to stay with my daughter,” said Bette Mashatola (78).
Another beneficiary, Rodah Sebuyi, said if there was music she would dance.
“I am very happy. I cannot explain the joy I am feeling. I am grateful to the minister for the house and the workers who came out and looked for me. I have been staying in a shack for many years and it was not nice.
“When it rains it is cold, but now I have a beautiful place to call home; thank you, everyone.”
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The leadership later moved to Randpark Ridge in Katlehong where they handed out 100 title deeds, giving first-time homeowners the security of a home.
Kubayi expressed delight at the rate at which the government was delivering houses around the country.
“We have been crisscrossing the country, inspecting and handing out houses. The progress is quite impressive,” she pointed out.
Meanwhile, Ngodwana described the event as ‘very progressive’; that all three spheres of government work together to provide a better life for the people of the country.
